Introduction: Axes -- Part I. A History of Mirror Writing: 1. Perspectives : Previous Scholarship on Mirror Writing -- 2. Foundations : The Practice of Mirror Writing -- 3. Orientations : Reversed and ...

KAMAKURA, Kanagawa -- A literary treasure trove of letters and calligraphy by famous writers has been found at the former residence of the 1968 Nobel Prize-winning author Yasunari Kawabata (1899-1972) ...

This exhibition Islamic Calligraphy in Practice and its companion exhibition,Writing the Word of God: Calligraphy and the Qur’an, explore Islamic art’s quintessential art form: calligraphy. In the ...

Timothy O’Neill is an expert calligrapher whose work can be found in collections worldwide. Some of his projects include commissions presented to world leaders - Presidents Clinton and Obama, Pope ...

Calligraphy, literally "beautiful writing," has been appreciated as an art form in many different cultures throughout the world, but the stature of calligraphy in Chinese culture is unmatched. In ...

A Chinese chef has used his trade skills to bestow a new life to an ancient art form. Tu Jianchuan, 24, writes stunning calligraphy, not with a traditional brush but a razor sharp meat cleaver. The ...

More than 20 former professors, alumni and teachers of Shaanxi Normal University write admission letters with Chinese writing brush to the university's freshmen in Xi'an, Northwest China's Shaanxi ...

Sub-inspector, Syamalan PP, is a 55-year-old Delhi Police official who holds four national records and has recently made a world record in calligraphy. One often blames one’s profession and untimely ...